Water cycle

5th Grade Science
Earth and Space
Topic 4/Lesson 8

November 22, 2024

Labelling

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LABEL THE MOON PHASES

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Waxing Gibbous

Waxing Crescent

First Quarter

Full Moon

Waning Gibbous

Third Quarter

Waning Crescent

New Moon

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Topic 4: Earth and Space

LO: SWBAT differentiate between weather and climate.

Mid-Cycle Assessment

SCI 4.10A Describe and illustrate the continuous movement of water above and on the surface of the Earth through the water cycle and explain the role of the
Sun as a major source of energy in this process.
SEPs:
RTCs:

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Essential Understandings &

Guiding Questions

How can we differentiate between weather and climate?         

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Sentence Stem: I think we can tell the difference between weather and climate by....
Weather and climate are different because.....

Open Ended

Look at the image

What do you notice about the giraffe's habitat?

Sentence stem: I notice....

Open Ended

What are different types of weather?

Open Ended

Describe climate in your own words and give an example.

Labelling

Identify each statement.

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Weather

Weather

Weather

Climate

Dropdown

Sunlight ​

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surface ​

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and causes it to ​

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Evaporation is a ​

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from liquid to a ​

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.

Multiple Choice

What happens during Evaporation?

Sentence Stem: What happens during evaporation is......

• The water disappears

• Water falls to the ground

• Water moves into the air

• Water becomes clouds

Dropdown

Condensation is when water is ​

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and changes from a gas to ​

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. Clouds are ​

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that condensed in the ​

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.

Open Ended

What happens to the water on Earth's surface after it evaporates?

Sentence stem: The water goes.....

Multiple Choice

How are clouds made?

Sentence Stem: Clouds are made by.....

• Water boiling

• Snow

• Rain falling to the ground

• Water being condensed in the atmosphere

Runoff, Collection, and Infiltration

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Dropdown

What is runoff?

Runoff is when it rains, not all of the water soaks into the ground. Some of it ​

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the land, like ​

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going down streets, hills, and fields.

Multiple Choice

What large areas collect water?

Sentence stem: The large areas where water gets collected are.....

• Lakes, Rivers, and Oceans

• The sky

• The ground

• streams

Multiple Choice

During infiltration, where does the water go?

Sentence stem: The water fills....

• Oceans

• Lakes

• It fills the spaces of rocks and soil.

• Stream

Multiple Choice

If water evaporates from the surface of the ocean, what happens to it next in the water cycle?

• It becomes groundwater

• It condenses into clouds

• It flows into rivers

• It becomes precipitation

Open Ended

Explain which chart shows climate data.

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Water Cycle

Illustrate the steps of the water cycle.

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DOL: Given problems,
SW correctly describe
the continuous
movement of water
above and on the
surface of Earth
through the water
cycle in at least 4 of 5
questions.

Demonstration of Learning